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  1. Re:units, people, watch your units. on ISP Closes Webmail After Spammers Get Addresses · · Score: 1

    I can't say as I do not know what PlusNet's email capacity limit for each account was, but most ISPs have small limits 20mb or less for each account, if it was so, 700GB is a hell of an impact. Some people might not even know what they lost.

  2. Don't forget Socket 370 on Intel Opens Its Front-Side Bus · · Score: 1

    Everyone brings up Socket 7, but don't forget there was Socket 370 also. Ok, so it was only used by one other manufacturer, but this is probably the intent of this. Via after buying out Cyrix put out its C3 processor. Given these are not major performers, they ran on low power and had the ability to run with just a heatsink decreasing noise. This allows for cheaper low cost systems. They aren't for gaming, but can be a suitable media center pc, and can be small enough with the worries of loud fan noises and heat-related issues. Intel is just doing the same here. I am sure Via will jump on this opportunity to get itself into a newer platform.

  3. Who will monitor the usage? on An iPod For Every Kid In Michigan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is hard to see how they could keep these iPods from being used for purposes other than educational. Who pays for stolen ones or broken ones? Some parents can't afford one to give to their kids on their own, to replace one would be atrocious. In the end, this is just more politicians wasting time on things that do not really matter instead of focusing on the things that do.

  4. Re:Cheating on Most Impressive Game AI? · · Score: 1

    You are right about some of these flaws, one for Command & Conquer, along with the vast majority of the RTS games is the game's inability (or lack of proper programming) to separate the AI from the game engine. The AI has access to not just its view, but yours along with any information to it. That might be why you see in C&C Tiberian Sun when your entire base is hidden by a Stealth Generator and the AI shoots a missle exactly at it... You can move them anywhere you want but they hit it every time.

  5. Re:Relevance of the registry for DHCP on RIAA's 'Expert' Witness Testimony Now Online · · Score: 1

    Your video card should generally be listed under the PCI listing, though registry cleaners can remove such items, as this is what they are designed to do.

  6. Re:New Yorkers / Verizon Know-it-alls Please Help! on RIAA's 'Expert' Witness Testimony Now Online · · Score: 1

    AT&T is not just a phone company, it has offered a variety of services for years including satellite. Before that, cable tv and internet services allowed by acquisitions of other companies.

  7. Re:New Yorkers / Verizon Know-it-alls Please Help! on RIAA's 'Expert' Witness Testimony Now Online · · Score: 1

    If you do not already know, Verizon is a phone company. As such, it does not offer a cable internet service. This would conclude that she was using DSL. There address information collaborates that.

    6 Q. What type of internet service was
    7 used by the computer that MediaSentry was
    8 interacting with?
    9 A. There wasn't enough information from
    10 Verizon to indicate whether it was a cable modem or
    11 a DSL.
    12 Q. So you don't know?
    13 A. No.

    The fact that he does not even know something as simple as whether a major company such as Verizon does not even offer a cable internet service and therefore does not use cable modems, pretty much discredits him.

  8. Re:Relevance of the registry for DHCP on RIAA's 'Expert' Witness Testimony Now Online · · Score: 1
    I also forgot to mention, If you follow this here:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum

    You Can also Replace 'CurrentControlSet' with 'ControlSet001' and 'ControlSet002'

    You can then view all devices that have ever been hooked to the system, whether PCI, ISA, PCMCIA, IDE, or even USB. Every device I have ever hooked to my laptop since the the OS has been installed has been recorded there. Can't tell me he was really that thorough...

  9. Re:Relevance of the registry for DHCP on RIAA's 'Expert' Witness Testimony Now Online · · Score: 1
    Actually, you are quite accurate in this case. As I have my laptop right here, it has a wireless adapter (PCMCIA card) and a standard built-in ethernet adapter. I removed my wireless card and started using the ethernet connection just a few days ago, and interesting enough, this information is still kept in the backup as you have mentioned.

    So his claim there is no way to tell is a sign of lack of knowledge of computer forensics and his testimony is practically meaningless.

  10. Re:On the contrary, my dear on SFLC Argues On Same Side As Microsoft · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Microsoft is looking at the big picture for themselves. With this type of implementation, they can implement products overseas with risk of being sued, taking and using the ideas of others to increase their own profit margin. Remember, Microsoft doesn't do it for the consumers, they do it because they think their bank account is getting short on funds.

  11. Re:I agree with this on The True Cost of Standby Power · · Score: 1

    aha! I have a cordless keyboard, it has no lights! Victory is Mine!

  12. Thanks to Toshiba on Toshiba Develops 3-Layer DVD and HD-DVD · · Score: 1

    Guess they can all say thanks to Toshiba for pulling HD DVD way into the lead. With this kind of interoperability, people will be able to use old tech and new tech combined. This needs to be hurried to the market, This kind of support would blow Blu-Ray out of the water. They could begin making all movies in this manner, it would allow everyone to enjoy the best of both worlds. Unless Sony can fire back on this, Blu-Ray will go the way of the Betamax.

  13. Where has it been proven? on Paul Thurrott's WGA Woes Solved · · Score: 1

    I don't know about anyone else, but where has it been proven this version was actually pirated? It said clearly:

    After originally posting this article, I was contacted by Microsoft. The company was interested in figuring out why I was seeing WGA notifications and asked if I'd be interested in working with them to figure it out. Absolutely, I said. What could go wrong?

    Microsoft sent me a WGA diagnostic tool, which generates a text file with the results, which include, among other things, the final three portions of the five-part Product ID used to install Windows. I sent this file to Microsoft and awaited the results.

    Microsoft contacted him after beng worried about the bad PR. Paul Thurrott sent Microsoft the information and awaited the results from them. So in this case, Microsoft to avoid taking any kind of hit or bad PR, said it was pirated. Was it really? or just another one of the false positives? Did Microsoft prove this to him in any way?

    Also, was there any pursuit of the vendor that sold it? I mean, no mention of Microsoft asking him about that is there? Paul Thurrott, from what it seems like, managed to have been convinced easily and had taken every word they said like it was the only possibility.

    All in all, if you look at it that way, Many things happen:

    A) Microsoft doesn't get the bad PR
    B) Microsoft attempts to prove they are right about the software doing its job
    C) Microsoft now can claim it is not their problem, and for someone who doesn't have another key for themselves to use like he apparently had handy, would be stuck to get another version.

    Sure they can claim who sold it to them, but without real proof of the fact, it won't do much good. Does anyone yet know of a case where someone reported who they bought it from and actually did get a new key from Microsoft?

  14. Where has it been proven? on Paul Thurrott's WGA Woes Solved · · Score: 1

    I don't know about anyone else, but where has it been proven this version was actually pirated? It said clearly: After originally posting this article, I was contacted by Microsoft. The company was interested in figuring out why I was seeing WGA notifications and asked if I'd be interested in working with them to figure it out. Absolutely, I said. What could go wrong? Microsoft sent me a WGA diagnostic tool, which generates a text file with the results, which include, among other things, the final three portions of the five-part Product ID used to install Windows. I sent this file to Microsoft and awaited the results. Microsoft contacted him after being worried about the bad PR. Paul Thurrott sent Microsoft the information and awaited the results from them. So in this case, Microsoft to avoid taking any kind of hit or bad PR, said it was pirated. Was it really? or just another one of the false positives? Did Microsoft prove this to him in any way? Also, was there any pursuit of the vendor that sold it? I mean, no mention of Microsoft asking him about that is there? Paul Thurrott, from what it seems like, managed to have been convinced easily and had taken every word they said like it was the only possibility. All in all, if you look at it that way, Many things happen: A) Microsoft doesn't get the bad PR B) Microsoft attempts to prove they are right about the software doing its job C) Microsoft now can claim it is not their problem, and for someone who doesn't have another key for themselves to use like he apparently had handy, would be stuck to get another version. Sure they can claim who sold it to them, but without real proof of the fact, it won't do much good. Does anyone yet know of a case where someone reported who they bought it from and actually did get a new key from Microsoft?